Ventilating attachment for cooking-stoves.



A. J. VEILLEUX. VENTILATING ATTAGHMENTFOR 0001mm STOVES.

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A. J. VEILLEUX. VENTILATING ATTACHMENT FOR COOKING STOVES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1011. a 1,035,276. Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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A. J. VEILLBUX. VENTILATING ATTACHMENT FOR COOKING STOVES.

APPLICATION IILBD NOV. 23, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13; 1912.

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VENTILATING ATTACHMENT FOR COOKING-STOVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 23, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

Serial No. 662.006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED J. VnILLnUx, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ventilating Attachments for Cooking- Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for cooking stoves and ranges adapted to conduct, from the top of the stove, air carrying odors of cooking, steam, etc., to the chimney, so that the apartment where a stove is located is kept free from objectionable odors and vapor.

The invention is embodied in an attachment for the purpose indicated, comprising a vertical header adapted to detachably engage the usual stove pipe collar on the top of the stove, and also to engage the usual detachable stove pipe, the header being interposed between the fixed collar of the stove and the lower end of the stove pipe above the same, and forming a part of the smoke conduit leading to the chimney. The header is provided with means for conducting from various parts of the stove top, air carrying odors, steam, etc., the said means being supported by the header and being of such nature that there is no obstruction of the stove top or the space above the usual openings therein, said means being preferably further adapted to be displaced when the use of the attachment is not desirable, so that the stove top is left entirely unobstructed.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification :-Figure 1 represents a top plan View showing an attachment embodying my invention applied to a stove top, the latter being represented by dotted lines; Fig. 2 represents a front elevation of the attachment; Fig. 3 represents a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 represents a section on line 44: of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 represents a view similar to a part of Fig. 2, showing a cover substituted for one of the inlet branches shown by Figs. 1, 2 and 3; Fig. 6 represents an elevation of one end of the attachment; Fig. 7 represents an elevation of the opposite end of the same;

Fig. 8 represents in elevation the sectional hood or casing shown in plan by Fig. 1, said casingbeing adapted to engage a fry- 1ng pan; 1* 1g. 9 represents a section on line 9$) of Fig. 3.

Similar reference characters indicate thesame parts in all the figures.

In the drawings :-12 represents a header adapted to form a part of the smoke conduit of a stove, said header having an opening preferably of elliptical form in its lower end and adapted to receive the usual fixed smoke pipe collar 13 (Fig. 9) of a stove top 1 1-, and having at its upper end an upwardly projecting collar 10 adapted to enter the lower end of a stove pipe section 16. The header 12 takes the place of the lower portion of the usual stove pipe and is adapted to conduct smoke from the stove to the usual stove pipe of which the section 16 forms a part. The header and its attachments hereinafter described are secured in place 011 the stove first, by engagement of the lower end of the header with the collar 13, and secondly, by the engagement of the upper end of the header with the stove pipe 16.

17 represents a horizontal flue which is attached to the rear side of the header 12 and is offset from the header, as shown by Figs. 1, 3 and 9, the flue being therefore arranged so that it does not cover any material portion of the stove top, but projects over the space behind or at the back side of the stove. The header and flue are preferably cast metal formed as a single casting, although if desired, they may be of sheet metal or other suitable material, the header and flue being inseparably connected in any suitable way. \Vings or flanges 18 and 18 are preferably provided, these projecting in opposite directions from the header and from the upper and lower sides of the flue, the lower flanges 18 being formed to bear upon the rear edge portion of the stove top 14, and constituting a fluesupporting foot. As here shown, the .flue 17 extends in opposite directions from the header 12, so that the front sides of its end portions are immediately over the front and rear portions of the stove top. One of the end portions of the flue is provided with an outwardly projecting inlet branch 19 which overhangs a portion of the front end of the stove top, and is located at such height that its open outer end is adapted to receive air and odors immediately over the cooking utensil, such as a frying pan 20, on the stove 23 at the rear end of the stove.

top, the inner end of the branch 19 communicating with the flue 17, as shown by Fig. 3. The branch 19 is preferably connected by hinges 21 with the flue 17 so that said branch may be swung backwardly from above the stove top, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l.

in the present embodiment of my invention, the opposite end portion of the flue 17 is elongated, so that it extends practically to the rear end of the main portion of the stove top, and is provided with a forwardly pro jecting inlet branch 22 which is adapted to receive air, odors, etc., from the space immediately above a gas cooking attachment The branch 22 is preferably of angular form and is connected with the fine 17 by hinges 2% so thatit may be swung backwardly, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The flue is provided with an outlet 25 (Figs. 3 and 9) communicating with the header 12. It will now be seen that air, carrying odors of cooking, is adapted to pass from the branches 19 and 22, to the outlet 25, fro-m which it passes to the header 12 and from thence to the stove pipe, as indicated by arrows in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 9, where they mingle with the smoke and products of combustion of the stove, these being indicated by the sinuous arrows in Fig. 9. The flue 17 is provided between its inlet branches and the outlet 25 with pivoted dampers 26 and 26 whereby the flue may be closed to shut off either or both of its end portions from the header. This is done when maximum draft is required or when the use of one of the inlet branches is not required. The outer end of the branches 19 and 22 is preferably inclined, as shown by Fig. 7, so that its upper side overhangs its lower side, the entrances to said branches being thus adapted to collect air and odors arising from the stove top. When a frying pan or other like shallow utensil is employed for cooking, I prefer to partially inclose the same by means of a hood or casing composed of two separable parts 27 and 28, the part 27 being of segmental form and adapted to bear against a portion of the rim of the pan 20, while the part 28 is composed of a horizontal plate 28 having a recessed edge 28 adapted to bear against a part of the edge of the pan, and vertical wings 28 one of which forms a continuation of the segmental portion 27, while the other bears against the inlet branch 19, as shown by Fig. 1. The hood or casing thus formed is adapted to direct air and odors arising from the pan' 20 into the branch 19.

To enable steam to be conducted from kettles and other vessels on the stove, I provide a tubular conduitcomposed of a fixed elbow-shaped inner member 30 attached to the upper portion of the header 12, an elbow-shaped intermediate member 31 journaled on the member 20 and adapted to swing horizontally thereon, and an elbowshaped outer member 32, one arm of which slides telescopically in one arm of the member 31, the vertical arm of the member 32 being provided with a cover 33 adapted to engage and close the mouth. of a kettle or other vessel, said cover being adapted to slide vertically on the vertical arm of the member 32. Provision is thus made for adjusting a cover 33 horizontally to locate it over different holes in the stove top and for adjusting it vertically to enable it to conform to the height of the vessel. The member 31 is preferably provided with an upwardly projecting elbow-shaped branch 34;, the horizontal arm of which is adapted to telescopically engage the outer member 32 so that said outer member and the cover 33 may be elevated, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 2, to engage a relatively high or deep vessel, such as a wash boiler. A cap is provided and adapted to close either the branch 34- or the intermediate member 31..

The described attachment may be readily applied to and removed from a cooking stove or range. While the form of attachment here shown is suitable for certain makes of ranges, it will be necessary to suitably modify the form to adapt the attachment to other makes.

Fig. 5 shows a cover 36 detachably applied to the flue opening which coincides with the inlet branch 19, said cover being employed when the inlet branch is entirely disconnected from the attachment. If desired, a separate cap 35 may be provided to pipe, said header being adapted to bear on a the top of a stove and to be interposed between said fixed collar and the usual stove pipe leading to the chimney and forming a part of the smoke conduit, a horizontal fiue attached to the rear side of the header above the lower end thereof and extending therefrom lengthwise of the stove, the flue having a supporting foot adapted to bear on the stove top, a forwardly projecting inlet branch adapted to overhang the stovetop, and an outlet communicating with the header, whereby air, carrying odors and steam may be conducted from a utensil on the stove to the smoke pipe.

2. A ventilating attachment comprising a vertical header adapted to bear on the top of a stove and to be interposed between the fixed pipe-engaging collar of a stove and the usual stove pipe, as a part of the smoke conduit, a horizontal ventilating flue attached to the rear side of the header and having a foot adapted to bear on the top of the stove, a forwardly projecting inlet branch adapted to overhang the stove top, and an outlet communicating with the header, the said branch being hinged to the body of the flue and adapted to be swung backwardly from the stove top.

3. A ventilating attachment comprising a vertical header adapted to bear on the top of a stove and to be interposed between the fixed pipe-engaging collar of a stove and the usual stove pipe, and to form a part of the smoke conduit, a horizontal ventilating flue attached to the rear side of the header and having a foot adapted to bear on the top of the stove, a forwardly projecting inlet branch adapted to overhang the stove top and an outlet communicating with the header, the flue being provided with a damper between the inlet branch and the outlet.

i. A ventilating attachment comprising a vertical header adapted to bear on the top of a stove and to be interposed between the fixed pipe-engaging collar of a stove and the usual stove pipe and to form a part of the smoke conduit, a horizontal ventilating flue attached to the rear side of the header and extending in opposite directions therefrom substantially parallel with the inner side of the stove, said flue having a foot adapted to bear on the top of the stove, forwardly projecting inlet branches at the ends of the flue adapted to overhang opposite end portions of the stove top, and an outlet at its central portion communicating with the header.

5. A ventilating attachment comprising a vertical header adapted to bear on the top of a stove to be interposed between the fixed pipe-engaging collar of a stove and the usual stove pipe and to form a part of the smoke conduit, a horizontal ventilating flue attached to the rear side of the header and extending in opposite directions therefrom substantially parallel with the inner side of the stove, said flue having a foot adapted to bear on the top of the stove, forwardly projecting inlet branches at the ends of the flue adapted to overhang opposite end portions of the stove top, and an outlet at its central portion communicating with the header, said branches being hinged to the body of the flue and adapted to be swung backwardly from the stove top.

6. A ventilating attachment comprising a vertical header adapted to bear on the top of a stove and to be interposed between the fixed pipe-engaging collar of a stove and the usual stove pipe and to form a part of the smoke conduit, a horizontal ventilating flue attached to the rear side of the header and extending in opposite directions therefrom substantially parallel with the inner side of the stove, said flue having a foot adapted to bear on the top of the stove, forwardly projecting inlet branches at the ends of the flue adapted to overhang opposite end portions of the stove top, and an outlet at its central portion communicating with the header, the flue being provided with dampers at opposite sides of the header and between the inlet branches and the outlet.

7. A ventilating attachment comprising a vertical header adapted to bear on the top of a stove and to be interposed between the fixed pipe-engaging collar of a stove and the usual stove pipe and to form a part of the smoke conduit, a horizontal ventilating flue attached to the rear side of the header and extending in opposite directions therefrom substantially parallel with the inner side of the stove, said flue having a foot adapted to bear on the top of the stove, for wardly projecting inlet branches at the ends of the flue adapted to overhang opposite end portions of the stove top, and an outlet at its central portion communicating with the header, one of the end )ortions of the flue being elongated to cause 1ts inlet branch to overhang a gas cooking attachment at one end of the stove top.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED J. VEILLEUX.

W'itnesses:

J 01m RICHARDS, J osnrn MARCI-IANI).

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